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U.S. Condemnation of Israel Escalates
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A couple of days ago, I blogged about America’s ridiculous condemnation of Israel regarding a legal title dispute over property in Jerusalem. It looks like that situation seems to be escalating now, as Arutz 7 is reporting that the U.S. has summoned Israel Ambassador Michael Oren for a dress-down.
Arutz 7 indicates that this is in fact an attempt to “lower” the heat in this dispute, as it was Assistant Secretary of State Jeffery Feltman, instead of Secretary Hillary Clinton, who summoned Oren. But, if you ask me, anything short of just dropping it (issuing an apology to Israel is expecting way too much) is an escalation regardless, as it continues to get news play and ridiculous statements continue to be made, such as this one:
Secretary Clinton earlier this week charged that the evictions of Arabs are “deeply regrettable” and violate Israeli obligations of the American Roadmap plan, although she did not cite any specific reference in the Roadmap to removing illegal residents.
Further adding to the stupidity of the U.S. position is the fact that they are making accusations without addressing the actual facts of the case. And when Israel responds with a direct challenge on the merits of the facts, the U.S. ignores it and keeps on spouting nonsense:
The State Department did not reply to Oren’s statement that the homes where Arabs were evicted are owned by Jews, who bought them during the British Mandate before the War for Independence in 1948. Arabs claim they bought the properties in 1958 during the Jordanian occupation.
Michael Oren had a great response to this:
Oren recently pointed out that even if Israel were to agree to the American demand to freeze construction for Jews, he is not sure that the Arab world would reach out for talks with Jerusalem.
“So Israel can freeze settlements tomorrow — we plucked up 21 settlements out of Gaza two years ago, and you know I was there, it was the most traumatic event of my military career, pulling Jews out of their houses — we did that, and we turned around and got 7,200 rockets fired at us,” Oren told the Atlantic magazine last week.